Global Mapping of Human Settlement Experiences, Datasets, and Prospects

• Main Authors: Gamba, Paolo, Herold, Martin
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, Fla CRC Press 2009; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Taylor & Francis series in remote sensing applications
• Subjects: Aerial photography; Comparative maps; Data analysis; Environmental science; Human beings; Human beings > Migrations; Human geography; Human settlements; Maps, Comparative; Migration; Migrations; Photography; Remote sensing; Rural-urban migration; Urban planning; World maps, Physical; Er Ica; Land Cover Class; Land Cover Classification System; MODIS Map; Human Settlement Areas; Urban Extent; lA Sia; Datasets; Urban Heat Islands; ISA; Urban Remote Sensing; Nighttime Lights Data; SAR Data; VHR Satellite; Remote Sensing; Global Urban Mapping; Land Cover Classification; Remote Sensing Images; Grump; GMES; Global Land Cover; LC; Nighttime Lights; Urban Land Cover; Time Series
• ISBN: 9781420083392; 1420083392
• DOI: 10.1201/9781420083408

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